A rare nurse shark with a bright orange hue and white eyes was caught off the coast of Costa Rica last year, but the animal's unusual coloring has only just been explained.

A shark with a striking orange appearance caused by a rare skin condition has been caught off the coast of Costa Rica. The ...

In the case of the nurse shark, this species is considered a mid-level predator, feeding on small fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. The authors note its size suggests the orange individual has reached ...

Drone footage of people's reactions when they first see sharks beneath them in the ocean is certainly a study in animal ...

A bright yellow nurse shark has been documented for the first time in the Caribbean, marking the first recorded case of ...

In a rare sighting off Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, anglers discovered a vibrant orange nurse shark, a phenomenon never ...

An extremely rare nurse shark with strikingly orange appearance and ghostly white eyes has been discovered off the coast of Costa Rica. This is the first-ever recorded case of xanthism ...

In India, a man experienced a rare phenomenon when a decapitated monocled cobra’s head bit him. This incident, occurring in Sivasagar, highlights the danger of handling dead snakes, as their venom ...

Anglers off Costa Rica caught a 6-foot-long nurse shark with an orange-yellow hue in a first-of-its-kind sighting, a study said and photos show. Photo from Garvin Watson, shared by Marioxis ...

The shark also exhibited traits consistent with albinism, most notably a pair of white eyes, further increasing its visibility in the wild.

Nurse sharks: Slow moving, bottom dwellers Nurse sharks are slow-moving bottom-dwellers which are mostly harmless to humans, but they will bite if disturbed in the water.

Nurse sharks are rarely unprovoked threats to humans, according to the National Parks Service. The fish have razor-sharp teeth and will often latch on to humans they bite for several minutes ...